Content management system

A content management system (CMS) is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based. The procedures are designed to do the following:

• Allow for a large number of people to share and contribute to stored data;
• Control access to data based on user role (i.e., define information users or user groups can view, edit, publish, etc.);
• Facilitate storage and retrieval of data;
• Control data validity and compliance;
• Reduce duplicate inputs;
• Simplify report writing;
• Improve communication among users.

In a CMS, data can be defined as nearly anything: documents, movies, text, pictures, phone numbers, scientific data, and so forth. CMS's are frequently used for storing, controlling, revising, semantically enriching, and publishing documentation. Serving as a central repository, the CMS increases the version level of new updates to an already existing file. Version control is one of the primary advantages of a CMS.

Enterprise content management systems

Main article: Enterprise content management

An enterprise content management system (ECM) organizes documents, contacts, and records that are related to the organizational processes of an enterprise—i.e., commercial organizations. It serves to manage the enterprise's unstructured information content, rendering the multiplicity of file format and location more manageable. It achieves this goal by streamlining access, eliminating bottlenecks, optimizing security, and maintaining integrity.

Component content management system

Main article: Component content management system

In a component content management system (CCMS), content is stored and managed at the sub-document or sub-component level for greater content reuse.

CCMS has five main functions:

1. Maintaining Security
2. Managing Objects
3. Managing Servers
4. Managing Auditing
5. Maintaining Reports.

Web Content Management System

Main article: Web Content Management System

Web content management (WCM) is a bundled or stand-alone application used to create, manage, store, and deploy content on Web pages. Web content includes text, graphics and photos, video, audio, and code (e.g., for applications) that renders other content or interacts with the user. WCM may also catalog or index content, select or assemble content at runtime, or deliver content to specific visitors in a personalized way, such as in different languages.

See also

• List of content management systems

References

• Dr. Andreas Mauthe; Dr. Peter Thomas (2004). Professional Content Management Systems: Handling Digital Media Assets. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470855423. http://books.google.com/books?id=9RgicHXGNcYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=content+management+system&hl=en&ei=9HfaTrPEHcObiAKT5bDYCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CFkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=content%20management%20system&f=false. 

External links

• Media related to Content management systems at Wikimedia Commons
• Content Management Systems at the Open Directory Project